One victim flown to hospital following Varner Road crash

2016 was a deadly year in the Coachella Valley when it came to pedestrian and bicycle deaths by way of vehicles. (8.22.17)
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A vehicle crash near Varner Road and Washington Street, in the unincorporated area north of Palm Desert, has temporarily slowed the morning commute as some traffic lanes have been shut down.(Photo: Desert Sun file photo)

A vehicle crash near Varner Road and Washington Street, in the unincorporated area north of Palm Desert, temporarily slowed the morning commute as some traffic lanes were shut down.

A sedan and a dump truck collided around 7 a.m., trapping one of three victims. Two of the patients declined treatment, but the third patient was removed from the vehicle and transported to a local hospital by air with moderate injuries.

Riverside County Fire Department and California Highway Patrol responded to the scene.